Adele

I’ve never had a problem with how I look. I’d rather have lunch with friends than go to the gym.

I have never been insecure, ever, about how I look, about what I want to do with myself. My mum told me to only ever do things for myself, not for others.

It’s important so you stay in touch with yourself. If you lose touch with yourself, no one’s going to want to talk to you or listen to anything you’re f**king doing. They’ll just point at you and laugh. At you, not with you.

I think I remind everyone of themselves. Not saying everyone is my size, but it’s relatable because I’m not perfect, and I think a lot of people are portrayed as perfect, unreachable and untouchable.

The first thing to do is be happy with yourself and appreciate your body-only then should you try to change things about yourself.

I’ve never wanted to look like models on the cover of magazines. I represent the majority of women, and I’m very proud of that.

You are beautiful not because you are better than others, but because there is only you who can smile like that.

What makes you different or weird. That’s your strength.

I’m intelligent. Some people would say I’m very, very, very intelligent.

I can’t bear to see myself even in movies. The feeling is complex. I can’t stand the sight of myself.

Until you value yourself, you won’t value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it.

Imperfections make you beautiful, they make you who you are.

I always want to think of myself as an underdog.

To be your own person, you need good friends. Friends are the treasure of your life.

No matter who you are, no matter where you come from, you are beautiful.

I had some beautiful pictures taken in which I had a big smile on my face. I looked happy, I looked content, I looked like a very nice person, which in theory I am.

You are allowed to feel messed up and inside out. It doesn’t mean you’re defective – it just means you’re human.

I didn’t have high self-esteem when I was a teenager, as I think most teenagers don’t.

I didn’t talk to anyone about [postpartum depression]. I was very reluctant.. Four of my friends felt the same way I did, and everyone was too embarrassed to talk about it.

I have an attention span that’s as long as it has to be.

I want to be age appropriate. I don’t want to be that girl you see walking away and she looks 25 and then she turns around and she looks 90.